Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAII 16MB Cache 35 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM

Performance and reliability for everyday computing.With SATA and PATA interfaces and cache sizes up to 32 MB, this series of drives offer a full range of performance features. Pick the drive that suits your needs with the confidence in knowing that all WD Caviar Blue drives are built to the highest standards of quality and reliability. To make drive selection simple, we39ve gathered all our popular WD Caviar SE16, WD Caviar SE, and WD Caviar drives under one umbrella we call WD Caviar Blue. Built to Western Digital39s awarding winning quality standards, these drives are available in a full range of performance features.Key FeaturesInterfacePATA Enhanced integrated drive electronics EIDE, also called Parallel ATA PATA, hard drives have been the standard in the computer industry for more than 10 years.SATA Serial ATA SATA hard drives are quickly becoming the new standard. Motherboard manufacturers now include SATA inputs on their boards. Because of their considerably narrower cables, SATA hard drives provide increased airflow and less clutter and in the computer system compared to PATA drives.The performance difference PATA drives support data transfer rates up to 100MBsec, and all WD Caviar Blue SATA drive support 3 Gbs transfer rates.How to choose Our handy Interface Guide can help you make your selection.Solid performance With SATA and PATA interfaces and cache sizes up to 32 MB, this series of drives offer a full range of performance features.Capacity We offer WD Caviar Blue drives with capacities up to 1 TB because you can never have too much storage space.Reliability We understand the importance of your data, and we are committed to protecting that data with exceptionally reliable products, advanced data protection technology and superior customer support.Cool Keeping the drive cool enhances reliability. WD continues to develop new and innovative ways to keep drives cool while they are operating.Quiet The technology that Tom39s Hardware Guide called quotvery fast and nearly silentquot is used throughout this family of drives. Our WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing. To cut seek noise, SoftSeek technology streamlines readwrite seeking algorithms, resulting in more efficient operation.NoTouch ramp load technology The recording head never touches the disk media ensur